Weekly message--Feb 26

posted Feb 26, 2018, 5:07 PM by Jessica Brenden

Feb 26

Good evening Hallman Community! This is Jessica Brenden with your weekly Hallman message. This week at Hallman, we are celebrating Dr. Seuss with Read Across America Week. You may know Dr. Seuss as the author of some of your favorite childhood books, like “The Cat in the Hat,” “The Sneetches,” and “Horton Hears a Who.” His birthday was March 2 and his legacy is to help young children enjoy reading by creating zany characters and touching stories. This week, we will give out bookmarks, pencils, books, and invite in guest readers for the students here at Hallman. Wednesday is “dress like your favorite book character” day and Friday is pajama day. We are excited to celebrate reading this week! Be sure your child is in attendance everyday so they don’t miss anything! In other news, be sure to mark your calendar for the monthly neighborhood meeting. Lots of folks have lots of ideas about how to improve the neighborhood for all the people living in it. Be here to meet our community health worker, Paola Rodriguez, and enjoy dinner and childcare for free! The meeting is Thursday March 8 at 5:30. See you there! In other news, there is an AVID family night at Waldo on Wednesday, March 7. AVID is a program that helps students become ready for college. It is a program that only a few students get to join. If you want to know more about it, you should DEFINITELY attend! AVID students have a graduation rate of 90% and above, which is quite high compared to the state average of 75%. The habits that will help students get into the AVID program start now. Please plan on attending to learn more. That night is March 7 starting at 6:00. Thanks! Finally, the Hallman Happenings is a newsletter that is sent out in Friday Folders every two weeks--please be sure to check the Friday Folder this week for the latest newsletter. Thanks for listening and have a great evening!